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Bitcoin could be joined by Solana, Cardano, XRP and ETH in the strategic reserve basket: here’s why Eric Trump thinks his dad’s announcement timing was genius.

Stripe, the popular payments company, is seeing an extraordinary growth spurt (38% payments growth YoY). What is going on?

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TOP STORY

Eric Trump Says Timing Of Strategic Bitcoin, XRP, Cardano Reserve Announcement Was A 'Win' For Retail Investors

Bitcoin rallied sharply on Sunday, after President Trump said it would be a part of the strategic crypto stockpile alongside other cryptos.

The timing of this announcement was ‘a win’ for retail, according to his son Eric.

Why does he think that?

Read the full scoop here.

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QUICK N DIRTY

David Sachs, the ‘crypto czar’ hosting Friday’s first crypto summit, confirmed having sold all his exposure to the ‘Trump reserve assets’ Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.

Bitcoin as part of the crypto reserve would work but analysts are not sure about the other cryptos: here’s what they think could pose a challenge.

Cardano stormed ahead of all the other supposed crypto reserve assets in Saturday’s announcement: it’s up over 50% and may not be done yet.

FINTECH FOCUS

Stripe's Payment Surge Puts Adyen, PayPal, Fiserv On Notice - AI, Stablecoins Fuel The Race

Stripe just pulled off a massive growth spurt, and the payments giants should be paying attention.

According to JPMorgan analyst Tien-tsin Huang, the private fintech powerhouse processed a staggering $1.4 trillion in volume last year, a 38% year-over-year jump that left competitors in the dust.

What is driving the surge at Stripe?

Read the full scoop here.

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